Kumbia, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Kumbia
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.6902°N 151.655°W
Pop:301
Postcode:4610
Area:69.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:22.3
Dir1:SW
Location1:Kingaroy
Dist2:149
Dir2:N
Location2:Toowoomba
Dist3:222
Dir3:NW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:South Burnett Region
Stategov:Nanango
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Benair
Near-Ne:Haly Creek
Near-E:Haly Creek
Near-Se:Alice Creek
Near-S:Alice Creek
Near-Sw:Boyneside
Near-W:Mannuem
Near-Nw:Mannuem

Kumbia (pronounced "come-bia") is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Kumbia had a population of 301 people.

Geography

The town is located on the Bunya Highway. It is the main street for the town, but is known with the town as Bell Street.

History

The name Kumbia is from the Waka language but its meaning is uncertain, possibly referring to white ant nests or a small scrub vine.

On 30 July 1912, the Queensland Government aucitoned 44 land parcels in the new town of Kumbia, each about .[3]

A postal receiving office opened in 1913, being replaced by Kumbia Post Office on 19 July 1915.[4]

The Kumbia State School opened on 2 February 1914 and celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2014.[5] [6] Kumbia Methodist Church opened in 1914. It was built from timber at a cost of £165 and could seat 150 people. As part of the amalgamation that created the Uniting Church in Australia, in 1977 it became Kumbia Uniting Church.[7] On Sunday 18 May 1919, the Roman Catholic Church in Kumbia was officially opened and consecrated as The Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church by Archbishop James Duhig. It was built from timber.[8] [9] Later it becomes known as Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church.[10]

As a memorial for those from the Kumbia district who had died in World War I, a school of arts hall was opened in Kumbia on Saturday 2 September 1922 with a sports day followed by a concert and dance in the evening. The building cost £1,250. More than 1,000 people attended the sports day with an estimated 570 people attending the evening entertainment.[11] [12] The day had been declared as a local public holiday.[13]

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church was built in 1914.[14] It was replaced by a new church building in 1959. It was later renamed Peace Lutheran Church.[15]

In May 1918, St Paul's Anglican Church was officially opened and dedicated by Archdeacon Rivers.[16] [17] A new St Paul's Church of England was dedicated on 28 November 1970 by the Right Reverend Wilfrid John Hudson. Its closure circa 2015 was approved by Bishop Cameron Venables.[18]

Demographics

In the, the locality of Kumbia had a population of 352 people.

In the, the locality of Kumbia had a population of 294 people.

In the, the locality of Kumbia had a population of 301 people.

Education

Kumbia State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 2–24 Bell Street (-26.6932°N 151.6515°W).[19] [20] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 62 students with 7 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[21]

There is no secondary school in Kumbia. The nearest secondary school is Kingaroy State High School in Kingaroy to the north-east.

Amenities

Kumbia has many small street-front shops including a Fuel Station with post office, store and caravan park, a mechanic, a general store, a butcher's shop and a pub.

Kumbia Memorial School of Arts is at 29–31 Bell Street .[22]

The Kumbia branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall at 38 Bell Street .[23]

Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church is at 44 Brook Road (-26.6887°N 151.6528°W). It is part of the Kingaroy Nanango Catholic Parish within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane.[24]

Kumbia Uniting Church is at 33 Bell Street (-26.6916°N 151.6531°W).[25]

Peace Lutheran Church is at 10 Koehler Street (-26.689°N 151.658°W).[26] [27]

Facilities

There are three emergency services based in Kumbia:

There are two cemeteries in Kumbia:

Notable residents

External links

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. 29 December 2020.
  3. News: 12 July 1912 . Advertising . 3 . . 652 . Queensland, Australia . 8 April 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 10 May 2014 . 15 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140515223132/http://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD& . live .
  5. Web site: Kumbia SS. 31 January 2017. 4 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170204065830/https://kumbiass.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx. live.
  6. 18 April 2019.
  7. Web site: Blake . Thom . Kumbia Methodist Church . 22 September 2022 . Queensland religious places database.
  8. News: 23 May 1919 . KINGAROY. . 3 . . 14,150 . Queensland, Australia . 8 April 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  9. Web site: Blake . Thom . Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church . 22 September 2022 . Queensland religious places database.
  10. Web site: History . 2023-04-08 . Kingaroy Nanango Catholic Parish . en.
  11. Web site: Kumbia & District Memorial School of Arts . 2023-04-08 . Monument Australia.
  12. News: 8 September 1922 . KUMBIA SPORTS . LXI . 3 . . 213 . Queensland, Australia . 8 April 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  13. News: 1 August 1922 . NEWS FROM THE COUNTRY. . 11 . . 6331 . Queensland, Australia . 8 April 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  14. Web site: Blake . Thom . Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church . 22 September 2022 . Queensland religious places database.
  15. Web site: Blake . Thom . Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church . 22 September 2022 . Queensland religious places database.
  16. News: 27 May 1918 . Opening of the Church of England at Kumbia . LII . 4 . . 125 . Queensland, Australia . 9 April 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  17. Web site: St Paul's Anglican Church Kumbia . 2023-04-09 . Queensland Religious Places Database.
  18. Web site: Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. Closed Churches. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/. 3 April 2019. 3 July 2020.
  19. Web site: 9 July 2018. State and non-state school details. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. 21 November 2018. Queensland Government.
  20. Web site: Kumbia State School. 21 November 2018. 18 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200318103557/https://kumbiass.eq.edu.au/. live.
  21. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. 28 January 2020. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx. live.
  22. Web site: Kumbia & District Memorial School of Arts . 2023-04-08 . Monument Australia.
  23. Web site: Branch Locations. Queensland Country Women's Association. 26 December 2018. 26 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/. dead.
  24. Web site: Kingaroy Nanango Catholic Parishes . 2023-04-08 . Catholic Parish . en.
  25. Web site: KINGAROY (Kingaroy, Corndale, Kumbia, Wondai) . 2023-04-08 . www.maryburnettpres.org.au.
  26. Web site: Blake . Thom . Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church . 22 September 2022 . Queensland religious places database.
  27. Web site: Welcome to Peace Lutheran Church Kumbia/Taabinga . 9 April 2023 . South Burnett Lutheran Parish.
  28. Web site: 18 November 2020 . Emergency services facilities - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201124224500/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6 . 24 November 2020 . 24 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  29. Web site: Kumbia Station . 2023-04-08 . Queensland Police.
  30. Web site: Find Us . 8 April 2023 . Queensland Fire and Emergency Services.
  31. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Cemetery Areas - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201115100513/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b . 15 November 2020 . 12 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  32. Web site: The Hon Warren Truss MP, Member for Wide Bay (Qld) . . 8 November 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070830091537/http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/biography.asp?id=GT4 . 30 August 2007 . dmy-all .

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